Arable land (% of land area) in World was reported at 10.69 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. World - Arable land (% of land area) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on May of 2025.

The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) is the most comprehensive global database of marine and terrestrial protected areas, updated on a monthly basis, and is one of the key global biodiversity data sets being widely used by scientists, businesses, governments, International secretariats and others to inform planning, policy decisions and management.

The WDPA is a joint project between UN Environment and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The compilation and management of the WDPA is carried out by UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), in collaboration with governments, non-governmental organisations, academia and industry. There are monthly updates of the data which are made available online through the Protected Planet website where the data is both viewable and downloadable.

Data and information on the world's protected areas compiled in the WDPA are used for reporting to the Convention on Biological Diversity on progress towards reaching the Aichi Biodiversity Targets (particularly Target 11), to the UN to track progress towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, to some of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) core indicators, and other international assessments and reports including the Global Biodiversity Outlook, as well as for the publication of the United Nations List of Protected Areas. Every two years, UNEP-WCMC releases the Protected Planet Report on the status of the world's protected areas and recommendations on how to meet international goals and targets.

Many platforms are incorporating the WDPA to provide integrated information to diverse users, including businesses and governments, in a range of sectors including mining, oil and gas, and finance. For example, the WDPA is included in the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool, an innovative decision support tool that gives users easy access to up-to-date information that allows them to identify biodiversity risks and opportunities within a project boundary.

The reach of the WDPA is further enhanced in services developed by other parties, such as the Global Forest Watch and the Digital Observatory for Protected Areas, which provide decision makers with access to monitoring and alert systems that allow whole landscapes to be managed better. Together, these applications of the WDPA demonstrate the growing value and significance of the Protected Planet initiative.

The average for 2021 based on 194 countries was 207903.4 sq. km. The highest value was in Russia: 8153116 sq. km and the lowest value was in Gibraltar: 0 sq. km. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

This statistic shows the change in forest area worldwide from 1990 to 2015, by region. In this period, Sub-Saharan Africa's forest area decreased by approximately 830 thousand square kilometers.

United States US: Land Area data was reported at 9,147,420.000 sq km in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 9,147,420.000 sq km for 2016. United States US: Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 9,158,960.000 sq km from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2017, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9,161,920.000 sq km in 2007 and a record low of 9,147,420.000 sq km in 2017. United States US: Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.World Bank.WDI: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.; ; Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.; Sum;

France FR: Land Area data was reported at 547,557.000 sq km in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 547,557.000 sq km for 2016. France FR: Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 547,566.000 sq km from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2017, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 547,867.000 sq km in 2003 and a record low of 547,557.000 sq km in 2017. France FR: Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank.WDI: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.; ; Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.; Sum;

It is estimated that more than 8 billion people live on Earth and the population is likely to hit more than 9 billion by 2050. Approximately 55 percent of Earth’s human population currently live in areas classified as urban. That number is expected to grow by 2050 to 68 percent, according to the United Nations (UN).The largest cities in the world include Tōkyō, Japan; New Delhi, India; Shanghai, China; México City, Mexico; and São Paulo, Brazil. Each of these cities classifies as a megacity, a city with more than 10 million people. The UN estimates the world will have 43 megacities by 2030.Most cities' populations are growing as people move in for greater economic, educational, and healthcare opportunities. But not all cities are expanding. Those cities whose populations are declining may be experiencing declining fertility rates (the number of births is lower than the number of deaths), shrinking economies, emigration, or have experienced a natural disaster that resulted in fatalities or forced people to leave the region.This Global Cities map layer contains data published in 2018 by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). It shows urban agglomerations. The UN DESA defines an urban agglomeration as a continuous area where population is classified at urban levels (by the country in which the city resides) regardless of what local government systems manage the area. Since not all places record data the same way, some populations may be calculated using the city population as defined by its boundary and the metropolitan area. If a reliable estimate for the urban agglomeration was unable to be determined, the population of the city or metropolitan area is used.Data Citation: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision. Statistical Papers - United Nations (ser. A), Population and Vital Statistics Report, 2019, https://doi.org/10.18356/b9e995fe-en.

This timeline presents the vineyard surface area worldwide from 2000 to 2023. In 2023, global vineyard surface area amounted to about 7.2 million hectares.

United States US: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data was reported at 0.980 % in 2010. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.980 % for 2000. United States US: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 0.980 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2010, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.980 % in 2010 and a record low of 0.980 % in 2010. United States US: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.World Bank.WDI: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Rural land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the rural land elevation is 5 meters or less.; ; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lecz-urban-rural-population-land-area-estimates-v2.; Weighted average;

Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) in European Union was reported at 26.57 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. European Union - Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

There are approximately 8.16 billion people living in the world today, a figure that shows a dramatic increase since the beginning of the Common Era. Since the 1970s, the global population has also more than doubled in size. It is estimated that the world's population will reach and surpass 10 billion people by 2060 and plateau at around 10.3 billion in the 2080s, before it then begins to fall. Asia When it comes to number of inhabitants per continent, Asia is the most populous continent in the world by a significant margin, with roughly 60 percent of the world's population living there. Similar to other global regions, a quarter of inhabitants in Asia are under 15 years of age. The most populous nations in the world are India and China respectively; each inhabit more than three times the amount of people than the third-ranked United States. 10 of the 20 most populous countries in the world are found in Asia. Africa Interestingly, the top 20 countries with highest population growth rate are mainly countries in Africa. This is due to the present stage of Sub-Saharan Africa's demographic transition, where mortality rates are falling significantly, although fertility rates are yet to drop and match this. As much of Asia is nearing the end of its demographic transition, population growth is predicted to be much slower in this century than in the previous; in contrast, Africa's population is expected to reach almost four billion by the year 2100. Unlike demographic transitions in other continents, Africa's population development is being influenced by climate change on a scale unseen by most other global regions. Rising temperatures are exacerbating challenges such as poor sanitation, lack of infrastructure, and political instability, which have historically hindered societal progress. It remains to be seen how Africa and the world at large adapts to this crisis as it continues to cause drought, desertification, natural disasters, and climate migration across the region.

Graph and download economic data for Gross Domestic Product for Euro Area (20 Countries) (CPMNACB1GQSCAEA20Q) from Q1 1995 to Q1 2025 about 1 to 19, Euro Area, World, Europe, and GDP.

Land area (sq. km) in Tuvalu was reported at 30 sq. Km in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Tuvalu - Land area (sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

In 2023, New York led the ranking of the largest built-up urban areas worldwide, with a land area of ****** square kilometers. Boston-Providence and Tokyo-Yokohama were the second and third largest megacities globally that year.

Protected sites of the Campania Region extracted from the WDPA global database of marine and terrestrial protected areas

Forest area (% of land area) in South Africa was reported at 14 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. South Africa - Forest area (% of land area) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

This line shapefile depicts the boundaries of disputed areas and breakaway regions ranging from Kashmir to the Elemi Triangle and Northern Cyprus to the Western Sahara desert. Data is derived from the The United States Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook boundary database, but not every disputed or undefined boundary listed in the World Factbook boundary database is reflected in the main admin-0 boundaries attributes. Care should be taken with regard to undefined or disputed boundaries when attributing to reflect if the dispute is active or not. Some disputed areas that are small could be better symbolized with a point symbol. These data are represented at 1:10,000,000 scale. This layer is part of the Natural Earth Collection (v.2.0.0). Natural Earth is a public domain map dataset available at 1:10, 1:50 and 1:110 million scales. Featuring tightly integrated vector and raster data, with Natural Earth you can make a variety of visually pleasing, well-crafted maps with cartography or GIS software.

Panama PA: Urban Land Area data was reported at 2,892.144 sq km in 2010. This stayed constant from the previous number of 2,892.144 sq km for 2000. Panama PA: Urban Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 2,892.144 sq km from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2010, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,892.144 sq km in 2010 and a record low of 2,892.144 sq km in 2010. Panama PA: Urban Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Panama – Table PA.World Bank.WDI: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Urban land area in square kilometers, based on a combination of population counts (persons), settlement points, and the presence of Nighttime Lights. Areas are defined as urban where contiguous lighted cells from the Nighttime Lights or approximated urban extents based on buffered settlement points for which the total population is greater than 5,000 persons.; ; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/lecz-urban-rural-population-land-area-estimates-v2.; Sum;

In 2020, some 49 percent of the forest area in South America was primary forest. In contrast, only about 15 percent of the forest area in Asia was composed of primary forest.Primary forest, also known as old-growth forest, is a forest that has developed over a very long period of time and which has remained relatively undisturbed by human acitivity.

Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) in Morocco was reported at 2.1 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Morocco - Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.